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My thanks to Code Pink for calling for Henry Kissinger’s arrest for war crimes during Thursday’s Senate Armed Service Committee hearing. Committee Chairman John McCain’s thanking Henry Kissinger for his distinguished service to his country indicates that he approved of Kissinger's foreign policy efforts, which left a trail of blood from Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam to Chile/Argentina to Greece/Cyprus to Bangladesh. McCain should think again before he calls conscientious Americans scum. Readers might reference "The Trial of Henry Kissinger," "Nixon, Kissinger and the Destruction of Cambodia," "The Price of Power: Kissinger...

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My thanks to Code Pink for calling for Henry Kissinger’s arrest for war crimes during Thursday’s Senate Armed Service Committee hearing. Committee Chairman John McCain’s thanking Henry Kissinger for his distinguished service to his country...

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On Wednesday, it finally happened — the pivot to Asia. No, not the United States. It was Russia that turned East.
In Shanghai, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a spectacular energy deal — $400 billion of Siberian...

President Barack Obama is approaching one of those moments when a big turn in foreign policy is possible. People can debate whether it's the equivalent of the opening to China or the end of the Cold War, but there's no doubt that this is a time of...

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"No one who knew Bob Simon...

Three men remain in contention to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. FIFA's election oversight panel confirmed Monday that Blatter and three rivals — Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Michael van Praag of the Netherlands and former...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain kicked protesters out of a committee hearing Thursday, calling them "low-life scum" as they hollered for the arrest of one of the witnesses, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger.Shortly...

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When kids lose their way, it's mom who sets them straight.
Father, forgive us. But mama knows.
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